Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.3
Date 2001.12.11
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r5/pp1b1kpp/5p2/8/2PN4/P2KR1P1/1P5P/8 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.Bd2 e5
  11. 11.O-O-O e4
  12. 12.Bxe4 Qe7
  13. 13.Rhe1 Qe6
  14. 14.a3 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Bxf2
  16. 16.Re2 Qxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Be6
  18. 18.Be3 Bf5
  19. 19.Re7 Bxe3+
  20. 20.Rxe3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rde1 Rxe3
  22. 22.Rxe3 Kf8
  23. 23.Nd4 Bd7
  24. 24.Kd2 f6
  25. 25.c4 Rc8
  26. 26.Kd3 Kf7
  27. 27.g3

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